Aerospace America

08/25/2026

Lockheed Martin’s venture capital fund is increasingly interested in technology focused on defense, its general manager said today.

BETHESDA, Md. — Lockheed Martin’s venture capital fund is increasingly interested in technology focused on defense, its general manager said today. “A lot of our investments, I’d say 90% plus…

08/25/2026

ICYMI: In the coming months, a cubesat is slated to arrive at the International Space Station equipped with a novel kind of thruster: one that relies on plasma.
https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/departments/spacecraft-without-gas-tanks/

08/24/2026

With Artemis III’s 2027 launch target fast approaching, preparations for that flight and future missions are well underway at NASA Marshall, which oversees SLS and development of the Human Landing Systems.

NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Inside a multistory warehouse-like room, a large metal tube rotates on an oversized turntable. A nearby machine cuts into it, leaving a trail of…

08/20/2026

The Pentagon official overseeing the Trump administration’s planned multilayered missile defense shield said today “we’ve obligated about 90%” of the $22.5 billion he said the initiative has received.

The Pentagon official overseeing the Trump administration’s planned multilayered missile defense shield said today “we’ve obligated about 90%” of the $22.5 billion he said the initiative has received.

08/20/2026

ICYMI: DLR researchers believe their morphing design could one day replace other aircraft control surfaces.
https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/departments/shape-shifting-aircraft-wings/

08/19/2026

NASA is abandoning its high-stakes plan to rescue the $500 million Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory from a fiery atmospheric reentry, the agency announced Wednesday.

NASA is abandoning its high-stakes plan to rescue the $500 million Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory from a fiery atmospheric reentry, the agency announced Wednesday. In a blog post…

08/18/2026

ICYMI: We asked lawmakers, researchers and a former astronaut whether ISS operations should be extended beyond 2030.
https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/departments/should-the-iss-be-extended-beyond-2030/

08/14/2026

Amid the push for Golden Dome, the Missile Defense Agency is transferring older programs to focus on newer technologies, its director said Thursday.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Amid the push for the Trump administration’s planned multilayered missile defense shield, the Missile Defense Agency is transferring older programs to focus on newer technologies…

08/13/2026

As NASA maps out missions to test nuclear power and propulsion, a panelist at the U.S. Space Nuclear Industry Symposium on Thursday said cost will be a key hurdle.

As NASA maps out missions to test nuclear power and propulsion, a panelist at the U.S. Space Nuclear Industry Symposium on Thursday said cost will be a key hurdle. “The lunar surface at the south pole…

08/13/2026

ICYMI: For the July-September Q&A, we sat down with Arun Seraphin, director of NDIA’s Emerging Technologies Institute, to discuss the state of the defense innovation ecosystem.
https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/departments/the-future-of-defense-innovation/